A mite of the family Tanaupodidae (Arachnida, Acari, Parasitengona) from the Lower Cretaceous of France

Geodiversitas

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-47

  Judson, Mark L I ^a   Makol, Joanna ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acari; Amber; Arachnida; Cretaceous; Fossil; France; New genus; New species; Parasitengona; Tanaupodidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; PARASITENGONA;

EID: 63849213288     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/g2009n1a4     Document Type: Article

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